The man followed the sound, everything was normal in the pale moonlight, he turned on his flashlight and searched every inch of the place like a carpet. A careful search didn't turn up what he was looking for. He drew a long, thin knife from his waist, the bright, sharp blade glowing eerily in the darkness.

The man held a flashlight in one hand and a knife in the other, stabbing around in the grass and bushes where the light didn't reach, so if someone was really there, they couldn't ...